bobsleigh英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners. countable,obsolete,uncountable
A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled. uncountable
The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh. countable

动词 v.

To ride a bobsleigh.

词形变化

bobsleighs plural bobsleighs present,singular,third-person bobsleighing participle,present bobsleighed participle,past bobsleighed past

词汇关系

衍生词

bobsleigher

词源

词源 1

From bobs, the short runners on which the bobsleigh is based (as opposed to a usual sleigh on long runners continuing all the way along the vehicle); further etymology unclear. Attested since 1839 as bob-sled, long before the invention of the sport.

词源 2

From bobs, the short runners on which the bobsleigh is based (as opposed to a usual sleigh on long runners continuing all the way along the vehicle); further etymology unclear. Attested since 1839 as bob-sled, long before the invention of the sport.